Lee Morgan, Volume 2

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Lee Morgan, also known as Lee Morgan, Volume 2, is an album by the Lee Morgan Sextet, recorded on December 2, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features saxophonists Hank Mobley and Kenny Rodgers and rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip.

Lee Morgan
Studio album by
the Lee Morgan Sextet
ReleasedEnd of May 1957[1]
RecordedDecember 2, 1956
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreHard bop
Length40:32
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1541
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
Introducing Lee Morgan
(1956)
Lee Morgan
(1957)
Dizzy Atmosphere
(1957)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "An above-average hard bop set".[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Benny Golson and arranged by Owen Marshall, except as noted.[4]

Side 1

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  1. "Whisper Not" – 7:20
  2. "Latin Hangover" – 6:43
  3. "His Sister" (Marshall, arr. Golson) – 6:32

Side 2

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  1. "Slightly Hep" – 6:27
  2. "Where Am I?" – 5:49
  3. "D's Fink" (Marshall, arr. Golson) – 7:41

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard May 20, 1957
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 17, 2009.
  4. ^ McMillan, Jeffery (2008). DelightfuLee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 44. ISBN 9780472032815.